Brian Meehl


Brian Giuseppe Meehl, is an American puppeteer and writer. He resides in Redding, Connecticut.

Biography

Meehl was born in Canandaigua, New York and grew up mostly in Iowa City, Iowa.
Meehl worked on the last six shows of The Muppet Show. He then worked on Sesame Street, performing Barkley, Grundgetta, Telly Monster, and an early version of Elmo, among other characters. His work with Henson also included roles in the films, The Dark Crystal, The Muppets Take Manhattan and The Great Muppet Caper.
In 1984, Meehl left the Muppets and began writing for children's television series including Between the Lions, , Cyberchase, the TUGS segments for Salty's Lighthouse, Eureeka's Castle, Eyewitness for the BBC and DK Vision and The Magic School Bus.
Meehl has written six young adult novels: Out of Patience, Suck It Up, You Don't Know About Me, and Suck It Up and Die. He released an eBook and paperback adult novel, Pastime, in 2012. More recently, Blowback '07: When the Only Way Forward Is Back, Blowback '63: When the Only Way Forward Is Back about time traveling teens who fall back into pivotal points in sports history.

Filmography

Television